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| 4888020962 | Diction | 1. Word choice; the choice of words for clear, effective writing 2. Clear speech, enunciation, articulation | 0 | |
| 4888034439 | Euphony | 1. Sounds pleasant to the ear 2. Pleasing, harmonious speech | 1 | |
| 4888045191 | Detonation | 1. Direct, given meaning, as opposed to an associated meaning | 2 | |
| 4888050715 | Connotation | 1. Implication or association, derived from another word or phrase 2. A suggestion | 3 | |
| 4888059980 | Syntax | 1. The patterns of words in a sentence (sentence structure) 2. The rules for forming grammatically correct sentences | 4 | |
| 4888067777 | Loose Sentence | 1. A complex sentence ending on a subordinate clause or modifier 2. A sentence where the main idea comes first, at the beginning of the sentence, and the sentence can end at one or more points before it actually does (Also called cumulative sentence) | 5 | |
| 4888084896 | Register | 1. A record or list in a book 2. Instrument or vocal range, from high to low 3. A vent from which air flows 4. To record or enroll 5. To show on a face or scale 6. To make an affect | 6 | |
| 4888100708 | Emphasis | 1. Stress, importance, prominence 2. In rhetoric, the stress on certain words in a phrase, sentence, or other writing | 7 | |
| 4888113435 | Idiom | 1. Saying (expression); words or meanings in language that aren't verbatim, often called a "turn of the phrase" | 8 | |
| 4888123168 | Neologism | 1. Introducing new words 2. A new meaning or "twist" in meaning for an old word 3. Adopting a new religious view 4. In psychiatry, a new word that an individual makes up of which he or she only knows the meaning | 9 | |
| 4888326295 | Periodic Sentence | 1. A sentence that, by leaving the completion of the main cause to the end, creates suspense; the final thought is not complete until the last phrase; the effect is the provocation of curiosity and interest; Cicero, Longfellow, Milton, and Winston Churchill were all known to use periodic sentences. 2. A sentence where the emphasis comes at the end. | 10 | |
| 4888359478 | Expletive | 1. Exclamation 2. Curse | 11 | |
| 4888364776 | Implication | 1. Insinuation (suggestion, inference, association, connection) 2. In logic, the if-then phrase that connects one thought to another | 12 | |
| 4888376823 | Proximity | 1. Nearness (closeness) | 13 | |
| 4888382329 | Legitimacy | 1. Legality, rightfulness, lawfulness | 14 | |
| 4888385400 | Context | 1. Framework surrounding an event (background, circumstance) 2. In writing or speaking, the part that proceeds which influences the whole meaning of the passage | 15 | |
| 4888401407 | Secondary Meaning | 1. Another meaning of a word, secondary to the most-used definition | 16 | |
| 4888412379 | Speculation | 1. Conjure or theory (thought) 2. Rumor or gossip | 17 | |
| 4888416879 | "Play on Words" | 1. Pun or witticism (words with a double meaning) 2. Joke or wisecrack | 18 | |
| 4888424957 | Dialogue | 1. Conversation, discussion, chat together 2. The words in a fiction work that represent conversation 3. To talk together | 19 | |
| 4888440856 | Antithetical Terms | 1. Opposite terms used for an effect 2. Comparing two terms that are adversative (opposing) | 20 | |
| 4888468550 | Verbose | 1. Wordy (long-winded, talkative, loquacious) 2. Excess words leading to the state of being bored | 21 |
